On behalf of The Data Lab, I am delighted to announce that Gillian Docherty has been appointed as our Chief Executive Officer, with effect from 1 June 2015. Over the last few months, we have made great progress in establishing The Data Lab under the guidance of Dave Clark, who held the position of interim […]
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The origin of Star Wars characters’ names determined using Data Science
In preparation for the new Star Wars movie premier, Richard and Roman, the Data Scientists at The Data Lab, have analysed several hundred characters from the Star Wars films and associated series’ to determine from which language each name is most likely to have come. A list of over 500 names was taken from Wikipedia […]
Technology innovation in the Financial Services sector
Big data represents one of the biggest technical trends, challenges and opportunities facing the data-central banking and financial services sector to which data and its manipulation and management are central. Generating business value from how actionable data is captured, stored, processed, analysed and utilised within the business (including front, back and mid-offices) remains a critical […]
The Data Lab is growing, and it’s open for business
The first quarter of 2015 has been a busy one for The Data Lab! The first collaborative projects have kicked off, with a growing list of potential new projects on the pipeline. We are also busy preparing for The Data Lab MSc starting in September. The MSc will be delivered by Robert Gordon University, The […]
Can a Computer Understand ‘Love’?
Guest blog post by Douglas McGarrie, CTO IBM Scotland. The US Open Tennis Championships have just started. IBM CTO for Scotland, Douglas McGarrie, discusses some of the things IBM is doing with data and technology in tennis… and in particular, how to answer the question, ‘Can a Computer Understand Love?’ — Like many, I’ll be […]
Interview with Michael Young, CEO of MBN Solutions
Continuing with our series of interviews with members of the Data Science community in Scotland, The Data Lab is glad to share an interesting interview with Michael Young, CEO of MBN Solutions. This post also follows up on our series of articles on education and the data skills challenge. We asked Michael to share some […]
Beauty and the beast. The changing face of Business Intelligence
Guest blog post by Gordon Laing, Author at Barrachd. The story is timeless. A hideous hero, shunned and forgotten by society; that is until a brave act reminds us that beauty is more than skin deep. To gasps of horror, our hero wins the heart of the love-interest, saves the day, etc etc. The end. […]
Secret Santa and a Derangement of The Data Lab
Author: Richard Carter, Data Scientist at The Data Lab Here at The Data Lab we love Data Science so much, we couldn’t even let Christmas celebrations go without it. In this blog post, Richard Carter explains how he organised this year’s Secret Santa at The Data Lab, using Python and derangements. It’s been a long, […]
It All Begins With a Question
Guest blog post by Gordon Laing, Author at Barrachd. In this guest blog post, Gordon Laing from Barrachd discusses the importance of having clear focus and asking the right questions as a vital first step in a succesful analytics project. — The problem with this blog post is that it lacks a clear focus. I […]
Big Data, Big Deal?
Guest blog by George Walker, Associate Director, RSM UK Big Data is a common term used to describe the exponential growth and availability of both structured and unstructured data. But what does this mean for the SME market and how can this proliferation of data be harnessed to add value to an SME? Data on […]